BANDHANI PRINTING

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e eBANDHANI-BANDHAN-TIE AND

DYE TECHNIQUE

d Practised mainly in Rajasthan and Gujarat.

mUsed mainly for Odhnis, saris and turbans.

COLORS, SHAPES AND DYE

Yellow, Red, Green, Blue and Black are the main colors.

Variety of shapes like dots, squares, waves and stripes.

Dye’s used are natural and were extracted from roots, flowers, leaves and berries of blackberries, lichen.etc

HISTORY OF BANDHANI

b Tie and Dye practised in India, Japan and Africa.

b Tie and dye in China(during Tang Dynasty) and Japan(during Nara period). b

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Indian Tie-Dye technique in Rajasthan and Gujarat and was called ‘Bandhej’ during olden days.

In India, the work was mainly started by Muslim Khatri community of Kutch.

PROCESS OF MAKING BANDHANI

White malmal cloth

A plastic design trace

A plastic design trace

Required pattern on malmal fabric

Tying knotsInitial tying completed

PROCESS OF BANDHANI MAKING(Continued)

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On a fine malmal cloth, plastic shapes with pinned holes is placed.

Desired pattern is transferred onto fabric with fugitive colors.

Knots called Bhindi are made according to the pattern.

After dipping in naphthol for five minutes, it is dyed with light colors.

Cloth is dyed with dark colors and then is kept and finally washed strached and folds and knots are removed.

SIGNIFICANCE OF SHAPES

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Dungar Shahi - the mountain‐pattern.

‘Chaubasi’ - in groups of four.

Tikunthi - circles and squares appear in a group of three.

Satbandi - in groups of seven.

Ekdali - a dot.

Boond - a small dot with a dark centre.

Kodi – tear or drop shaped.

Laddu Jalebi (after the name of Indian Sweets) - the swirling.

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DHIYA JOSE MAMPILLY